Door handle



J. GOCDMAN March 27, 192s.

DOOR HANDLE Filed Dec. 31, 1924 Gttomus,

Patented Mar.' 27, 1928.r

` vr5151111T111515-^ s"raresl 1,663,938 `'r' ATENT FOJFFICE?JsETCOiSiZIAN, O- wir.ITNEYVILLE,k CONN'EerICuT,l AssI'GNoE To THElCARMEL MEG. CO.,OE MOUNT CARMEL, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OECONNECTICUT.

:Doon HANDLE;`

Apliiieaeion' les December 31, 1924. serial No. '759,034.'

This invention relates to handles,l and particularly handles of` thetype used on vautomobile' doors, and hasr for an object to. providea'handle which will be simple 1n construction and may -be manufacturedat low l cost., which may be constructed-to a .large extentr of sheetrmetal, and which vwill: be neat and. attractive in appearance.

Withthe foregoing and other View, zI have devised the constructionillustrat-'ed fin the accompanying drawingv forming part nof 'thisspecification, similar referelements. -Iii' this drawing,

ence'characters being employed throughout the variousvfigures toindicate corresponding Figil is a partial side elevation. and

tialsection of the handle Complete shown Amounted on' a door. l

Fig. 2fis a front elevation thereof.

Fig. 3`is atransverse section ythrough the handle substantially on line3--3 of Fig. 2.

Y Fig. lis a longitudinal: section through the.,

door, is shown at l-towhich the escutcheon handle with'the finishinglblock separated therefrom and indicating the method of as.

sembling.

,j Fig. 5 is asimilar Iview with block placed in position, and

,y Figg isla transverse section substantially on line (3s-6 of Fig.. 5,and showing how the finishing block is clamped in position.....

A section of a door, such as an `automobile i 11 is securedby anysuitable means, such as screws 12, this escutcheon vbeing'preferablyvstzunpedfand formed, from apiece of sheet metal. It is providedwith anoutwardly Y extending concavofconvexflange 13A having an 'opening 14therethrough for passage .of

thelatch operating spindle 15- to any suitable type ofjlock,not shown,this Vspindle. in the'usual .constructionV being substantially square incross section. I

Securedto the outerendV of thisspindle for operating the same" is across har of irnproved construction. This cross bar comprises a channelmember 16, preferably formed from a strip of sheet metal, and providedwith inwardly directed overhanging flanges 17 along the side edges. Thecentral wall of the channel member is provided with an opening 18 forpassage of the spindle 15, and the end of this spindle is rigidly ysecured to a bar19preferably a strip of metal, which extendslongitudinally in the channels It is preferred to Vsecure this bar apar-v -to the spindle y by reducing ythe Mend: Ofithe spindle, aswshownat 205 to provide a Vshoulder 21v and passing this reduced'end throughan opening in the bar 19 wherefit is riveted orheadedV over-as-shown tosecure/the bar against the shoulder to form a rigidconnection...` v

. I yIn assembling, 4meansrm1st be providedfor securely fasteninthe'channel member tothe I bar and spindle, andalsovtollliup'thechanneljto give a neat and. attractives-appearance,which filling'gmeans also strengthenslfthe cross bar of the handle.Itfwill be noted from. Figf 6 that .the side walls=223ofthe cross vbararespread somewhat'to allow- 'for the insertionin :the channel ofYastriplor block 23 of a. material which isfhard atiordi- .narytemperaturesbut is softened orlwmade more or less plasticfbylieating,"s`uch'for instance, as hardrubber. I V:formed substantially.the Y.shape shown1-in This-blockorslab is FigsA, 5 fand 6 withlarecess'24 in'theback wall .thereof-for the .barvv 19.-? This block 'orstrip of the hard-Y rubber 2 or other -material lwhich .is hardatvordina1y-temperatures lbut may be made moreor less plasticby'heating, 1s Ainserted f 1n thechannelfmembe when heated and.thus-plastic aslsholwns'in Figs. 5

vand( 6. ...The sidewwalls2`2 and anges-lfare KJthenpressed inwardly.towardeach 'otherto y securely clamp -this plasticlblock within-thechannel, .which completely fills )the channel and 'encloses `the .barv19.v :fAs -the `bloclror strip 23 is plastic then anges 17^will1-fbeforced .into thev yopposite sides 'of' this strip and the vsp'acebetweenthem willlbe filled with thisniaterialas.showniinFigLfi The side wallsand ,flanges may be pressed tothisposition between. dies 25 of a,suitable `power press, as'shown in Fig. 6. 'The plasticbloclil A.or slabQ3-dsthen-,allowedltoecoOl-sothat it becomes hard. and rigid,l andlthefexposedlsun .face 26..thereof togetherI-with the/surfacespreferably tapered as shown as it gives a better appearance, and theopposite ends ofk finish desired, such as a nickel plated and polishedsurface, a neat and attractive appearance is secured. With a blackrubber strip extending down through the center of the cross bar thecontrasting colors are very attractive. As the slab 23 is clampedbetween the sides of the channel member it is Icross bar is enclosed bya metal tube 27,

this tubular element rest against the walls ofthe channel member 16 andthe convex outer surface of the flange 13 of the escutcheon.KV A- secondtubular member lor collar 28 embraces the spindle on the other side v ofthe escutcheon and is secured thereto by any` suitable means such aspressing the y'walls thereof into notches 29 in the corners of thespindle, and the outer end of this collar engages the inner or concavewall of the flange 13. vTo give a better bearing sur- Vface this endispreferably flared somewhat as shown at S0. This construction 'is a verysimple one and the bearing of the members 27 and 28 on opposite sides ofthe concave,- convex flange 13 will allow the -handle or I spindle -torock in all directions relative to may be centered and retained in thisposithe escutcheon and allow it to assume the proper position withrespect to the lock regardless of any inclination to the surface of thedoor. j The outer end of member 27 tionby means of a rib or head 31formed in the channel member 16. and surrounding the end of=r thetubular member.'

`It will be apparent from the foregoing description that the handleis-of very simple construction and may be made to a large extent ofVsheet metal, but that when it is assembled it gives a veryrigid andstrong construction and one which `with simple finishing operations maybe made very neat and attractive in appearance.

`Having thus set forth thenature of my invention, what I claim is: y

1. A handle comprising a channel shaped cross bar provided with inturnedflanges along the sides thereof and having an open ing 1n the centralwall, a spindle 'extending through said opening, a bar secured to thespindle and extending channel7 and' a block of material hard at ordinarytemperatures and plastic when `heated lling said channel and clampedabout said bar by said flanges while in thev plastic condition. Y f

2. A handle comprising Vva sheet metal channel shaped cross b ar havinginturned llang'esalong the sidesthereof and an open;

ing in 'its central wall, -a spindleextending through saidl opening, abar secured to the spindle and extending longitudinallyin the channel,and a block of hardened plastic material clamped inthe channel aboutsaid bar by said flanges. l -I l 'y 3. A handle comprising a channelshaped longitudinally inthe cross bary provided with inturned flangesalong the sidesthereofand having anV opening in the central wall, aspindle extendin through said opening and'havingl aV reduce end formingajsvhoulder, a bar having an opening for saidpreduced end and rivetedagainst said shoulder, said bar vextending longitudinally in thechannel, and a block Y of material hard at ordinary temperatures andplastic when heated filling said, channel and clamped about saidl barvbysaid flanges while in the plastic condition.

* 4:. A handle comprising a 'sheet-l v'metal channel shaped cross barhaving inturned llanges along the sides thereof and an opening in itscentralwall, a spindle extending through said opening, abar secured tothe spindle and extending longitudinallyin the channel, and an insertcomprising ai slab f Y seated in the channel, and clamped thereinagainst the bar bythe side walls of the 'channel member to securethe'spindleto the channel shaped cross bar.

5. A handle comprising a sheet metal channel shaped cross bar havinginturned flanges along the sides thereof, la spindle, a

bar secured tothe spindle and extendingl longitudinally in the channel,and a block of hardenedplastic material'clamped in the channel aboutsaid barby saidV flanges.

ion

In testimony whereof affix my signature.

JOSEPH GOODMAN.

